The Pilot

NIGHT GALLERY(Air date: November 8, 1969)

Rod Serling wrote and introduces three supernatural tales with his distinctive stamp: eerie plots and chilling denouements.

THE CEMETERY
Written by Rod Serling
Directed by Boris SagalA despicable young man kills his uncle, then suffers a strange haunting from a mysteriously changing family painting. Roddy McDowall as Jeremy EvansOssie Davis as Osmond PortifoyGeorge Macready as William HendricksBarry Atwater as Mr. CarsonTom Basham as GibbonsRichard Hale as the Doctor

EYES
Written by Rod Serling
Directed by Steven SpielbergA wealthy blind woman buys herself 12 hours of sight, intending to make every second count if the operation works.Joan Crawford as Claudia MenloBarry Sullivan as Dr. Frank HeathertonTom Bosley as Sidney ResnickByron Morrow as George Packer (Menlo’s Lawyer)Garry Goodrow as LouShannon Farnon as the First Nurse [scenes deleted]Bruce Kirby as the Portrait Artist

THE ESCAPE ROUTE
Written by Rod Serling
Directed by Barry ShearA fugitive Nazi seeking escape from his past begins a new phase of torment.Richard Kiley as Joseph StrobeSam Jaffe as BleumNorma Crane as GretchenGeorge Murdock as the First Israeli Agent